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June 27, 2020
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June 27, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Pricing Cheese to Supplying Water

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from shaping a recovery to fixing our roads.

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June 26, 2020
Friday's e-links
June 26, 2020
June 2020 Friday’s e-links: From IMF Blogs and Economic Recoveries to Cherry Drying and the NBER Digest

Our June 2020 e-links include a blog from economist Ed Yardeni, subscription recs for the IMF's blogs and the NBER Digest, and a look at cherry drying.

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June 26, 2020
economic news roundup and peanut butter and butterflies
June 26, 2020
How the Pandemic Affected Peanuts and Butterflies

Very different under normal conditions, peanut butter and butterflies become rather similar during a coronavirus lockdown.

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June 24, 2020
economic news roundup and water shortages
June 24, 2020
Why Water Is a Worry

Looking at Cape Town, South Africa and 12 U.S. cities we can see why the basic water tradeoff involves a choice between conservation and affordability.

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June 22, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and transportation infrastructure
June 22, 2020
Are Our Roads Really Crumbling?

Much too low, the D+ from the American Society of Civil Engineers for our transportation infrastructure needs reconsideration.

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June 21, 2020
alphabet shape of business cycles
June 21, 2020
How the Alphabet Will Describe the Recovery

Called an alphabet recovery, the ABC's of the GDP trajectory after a massive decline can be illustrated through the letters of the alphabet and a Swoosh.

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June 20, 2020
economic news roundup
June 20, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Higher Prices to Fewer Coins

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this weeks's economic news roundup ranges from more diversity in movies to fewer coins and higher prices.

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June 19, 2020
Friday's e-links
June 19, 2020
June 2020 Friday’s e-links: Economic Recoveries, Cherry Picking, and the NBER Digest

Our June 2020 e-links include the economic recovery alphabet from Dr. Ed's Blog, a cherry drying helicopter, and the NBER Digest.

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June 19, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and income inequality
June 19, 2020
How the U.S. Mint and a Breath Mint Are Causing Coin Shortages

Hershey's Breath Saver mints and the U.S. Mint have both contributed to the coin shortages problems that the Federal Reserve is trying to solve.

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